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A former offensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Jets and Detroit Lions head coach, Mornhinweg is ready to put his stamp on the Ravens’ offense.

“I’m telling you now that our expectations are high, period,” Mornhinweg told reporters. “We will see what happens. We are going to go through some ups and downs; there is no question about that. It is pretty easy when you are going through the ups. When you are going through the downs, you have to tighten that thing up, and let’s roll. (You have to) make it through, power through those types of things. We will see. But our expectations are high.”

Mornhinweg takes over as the Ravens (3-2) try to bounce back after losing two straight home games. The Ravens enter Sunday’s game at the New York Giants seeking to re-establish an offense that has been inconsistent at best this season.

The Ravens have struggled offensively in the 2016 season, ranking 23rd in total offense, averaging 338.2 yards per game in the team’s 3-2 start. The Ravens also rank 19th in scoring offense (18.8 points per game), 17th in rushing (99 yards per game) and 22nd in passing offense (239.2 yards per game).

“(Mornhinweg) has a lot of energy,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh told reporters. “He’s been doing this a long time and he’s had a lot of success. It’s an offense that we’re familiar with, because we’re in this offense anyway. His version of it is something to be excited about.”

The Ravens have a reputation of being one of the most stable organizations in the NFL. The team has had one general manager, Ozzie Newsome, and three head coaches since arriving in Baltimore 20 years ago.

But the same cannot be said at offensive coordinator, where the Ravens now have their fifth person in place in five seasons. The Ravens last fired their offensive coordinator in the middle of the season in 2012, when they replaced Cam Cameron with Jim Caldwell en route to a Super Bowl victory.

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco said he does not believe that the transition will be too difficult because the system is already in place. Flacco, a nine-year NFL veteran said that he thinks the offense will be more confident moving forward and will try to stretch the field more than they did under Trestman.

“Marty is an exciting guy,” Flacco told reporters. “He is confident, and he brings a lot of confidence to the room. He is very sure in what he is doing and what we are doing. I think he gets everybody going and gives everybody a good outlook on the game plan.”

Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta said it is always difficult to see someone lose their job, but a change was needed.

“It certainly gets our attention, that’s for sure,” Pitta told reporters. “It’s always tough to see somebody let go like that. Marc Trestman is a great guy, a great coach. It was difficult to see him go, but I think it was something that this offense needed.

“We were in kind of a bad place. It didn’t seem like we were getting out of it. Hopefully, this will spark us. Marty is a great coach, and we have a lot of faith in him. He brings an energy and an excitement to our offense that we needed. Hopefully, we’ll be able to put it together and play much better going forward.”